This list of Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The British Overseas Territories currently have 16 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance". [1] [2] For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
| Name [1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description [2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp | Paget Parish 32°16′N64°45′W / 32.267°N 64.750°W | 0.02 | 11 May 1999 | ||
| Lover's Lake Nature Reserve | St. George's Parish 32°21′N64°42′W / 32.350°N 64.700°W | 0.02 | 11 May 1999 | ||
| Paget Marsh | Paget Parish 32°16′N64°46′W / 32.267°N 64.767°W | 0.11 | 11 May 1999 | An important site for crustaceans, native crabs and wintering birds including the blue land crab, the Caribbean hermit crab, the yellow-crowned night heron, the belted kingfisher. | |
| Pembroke Marsh East | Pembroke Parish 32°17′N64°46′W / 32.283°N 64.767°W | 0.08 | 11 May 1999 | ||
| Somerset Long Bay Pond | Sandys Parish 32°18′N64°52′W / 32.300°N 64.867°W | 0.01 | 11 May 1999 | ||
| Spittal Pond | Smith's Parish 32°18′N64°43′W / 32.300°N 64.717°W | 0.10 | 11 May 1999 | ||
| Warwick Pond | Warwick Parish 32°16′N64°48′W / 32.267°N 64.800°W | 0.02 | 11 May 1999 |
| Name [1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description [2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Garcia | Chagos Archipelago 7°19′S72°28′E / 7.317°S 72.467°E | 354.24 | 4 July 2001 | A tropical coral atoll south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean. |  |
| Name [1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description [2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Salt Ponds of Anegada | Anegada 18°43′N64°19′W / 18.717°N 64.317°W | 10.71 | 11 May 1999 | The Western Salt Ponds includes mudflats, a mangrove, and brackish saline lagoons. It provides habitat for Caribbean flamingos and the endangered Anegada rock iguana. |
| Name [1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description [2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, Middle and East Caicos Islands | Caicos Islands 21°45′N71°45′W / 21.750°N 71.750°W | 586.17 | 27 June 1990 | A coastal wetland site, it is an important site for the West Indian whistling duck which has been listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. |
| Name [1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description [2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booby Pond and Rookery | Little Cayman 19°40′N80°4′W / 19.667°N 80.067°W | 0.82 | 21 September 1994 | A landlocked saline lagoon that supports the largest red-footed booby population in the Caribbean. |
| Name [1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description [2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akrotiri | Sovereign Base Area 34°37′N32°58′E / 34.617°N 32.967°E | 21.71 | 20 March 2003 | Located on Akrotiri Peninsula, the southernmost part of the island, Akrotiri includes marshes and a salt lake and flats. |  |
| Name [1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description [2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha's Beach [3] | East Falkland 51°55′S58°25′W / 51.917°S 58.417°W | 40 | 24 September 2001 | A sandy beach on the northern shore of Choiseul Sound, East Falkland. Bertha's Beach provides habitat for several threatened species including the Falkland steamer duck. |  |
| Sea Lion Island [3] | near Lafonia 52°25′S59°5′W / 52.417°S 59.083°W | 10 | 24 September 2001 | An important breeding site for the southern sea lion and the southern elephant seal. |  |
| Name [1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description [2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gough Island | Tristan da Cunha 40°19′S9°56′W / 40.317°S 9.933°W | 2298.11 | 20 November 2008 | One of five islands forming the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island is an important breeding site for threatened species including the sooty albatross and the northern rockhopper penguin. |  |
| Inaccessible Island | Tristan da Cunha 37°18′S12°41′W / 37.300°S 12.683°W | 1265.24 | 20 November 2008 | An extinct volcano that is part of the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible Island is an important breeding site for seabirds and endemic landbirds. |  |
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971.
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as "The Convention on Wetlands", an intergovernmental environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO, which came into force in 1975. It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands, and wise sustainable use of their resources. Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance, especially those providing waterfowl habitat.
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